Benjamin Shin

Photo by: Michael Hickey

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Diamond Bar, Calif.
High School:
Acellus Academy

Career Average: 72.50

Career Bests
18 Holes: -1 69 (Earl Yestingmeier Inv., Sept. 26, 2027, Muncie, Ind.)
36 Holes: +2 142 (69-73 Earl Yestingmeier Inv., Sept. 26, 2027, Muncie, Ind.)
54 Holes: +5 215 (69-73-73 Earl Yestingmeier Inv., Sept. 26-27, 2027, Muncie, Ind.)

High School/Junior: shot 1-over 145 (70-75) to top a field of 53 players and win Southern California PGA Junior Tour Spring Series No. 3 at Saboda Springs GC … Shot 2-under 142 (68-74) to win 56-player Southern California PGA Junior Tour Spring Series No. 3 at Palm Desert CC … shot 140 (71-69) to finish second at National Tour Fall Championship at Temecula Creek In GC … shot 4-under 142 (72-70) to finish T8 in California State Junior Amateur at Los Serranos South GC … shot 3-over 219 (73-71-75) to finish T5 in American Junior Golf Association Super Lychee Open at Maple Dale CC in Dover, Del. … worked as a rules official for junior golf associations … played the violin in middle school orchestra … lists Cristiano Ronaldo as a role model … dream foursome: father Andrew, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy … favorite sports memory: winning a four-man playoff at Southern California PGA Junior Tour Spring Series No. 3 at Saboda Springs GC … nickname Champ.